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Phys.org / Giant fan-shaped structure found under East Antarctica

An international team of researchers including our Department of Geography has discovered a vast geological structure hidden beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. The findings are published in the journal Nature Geoscience.

Jun 3, 2026
Phys.org / Can fighting via text be good for a relationship?

Today, many of our social interactions are routed through technology: text messages, video calls, voice messages, emails and instant messaging apps. In romantic relationships, couples often use these methods to deal with ...

Jun 4, 2026
Phys.org / Genetically modified hookworms produce and deliver therapeutics

Hookworms, intestinal parasites that infect hundreds of millions of people in under-resourced tropical regions around the globe, have evolved to survive inside the human gut for years, secreting molecules that enable coexistence ...

Jun 3, 2026
Phys.org / D&D-seq maps DNA-protein interactions in single cells with multi-omics compatibility

A new technology allows scientists to map, in single cells, the DNA binding sites of transcription factors and other regulatory proteins that control gene activity, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell ...

Jun 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / One wrong mouse swap exposes how social learning shapes future choices

Humans and other animals can learn new skills and behaviors from others they interact with. This process, referred to as social learning, has been widely investigated in the past, particularly in the context of responses ...

Jun 3, 2026
Phys.org / Distant blazar OP 313 emits very high-energy gamma rays above 100 GeV

An international team of astronomers have employed one of the Large-Sized Telescopes (LSTs) at the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) to observe a distant blazar known as OP 313. Results of the observational campaign, ...

Jun 3, 2026
Phys.org / Majestic manta rays dive deep to survive storm events, data reveal

New research led by the University of the Sunshine Coast has found that reef manta rays are diving deep in storm events to find food and stay alive. As World Environment Day is celebrated around the globe on June 5, the findings ...

Jun 4, 2026
Tech Xplore / Battleship-trained AI learns to ask sharper questions, boosting win rate from 8% to 82%

In 2026, the hype for artificial intelligence agents is louder than ever before. These semi-autonomous programs can "think" and execute well-defined tasks in areas like customer service and software development, typically ...

Jun 4, 2026
Phys.org / Rare meteorite provides evidence of giant early planet

Four-and-a-half billion years ago, a massive world—possibly as big as the moon or even Mars—orbited our sun before crashing into another celestial body and shattering into rubble. Now, in a paper published in the journal ...

Jun 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Newfound 'switchboard' helps brain form new memories without forgetting older ones

The brain may reuse some cells to store many different memories without mixing them up with or erasing older memories, a new study in mice suggests. Led by NYU Langone Health researchers, the study revealed that about 1 in ...

Jun 4, 2026
Phys.org / Single cell transforms into cannibalistic 'supergiant,' swallowing its clones whole

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have discovered a microscopic organism that can transform into a cannibalistic "supergiant" that drastically changes size, shape, and behavior, and abandons filter-feeding ...

Jun 2, 2026
Phys.org / Not too sunny, not too shady, just right for Japanese macaques

As climate change alters the temperatures of animal habitats, it seems natural that endotherms, warm-blooded animals, would prefer to hang out in the shade during hot weather. The use of microhabitats in the sun and shade ...

Jun 4, 2026